04-THE VALLEY OF THE VAIN VAMPIRES

THE VALLEY OF THE VAIN VAMPIRES We drove all through the night. By the time dawn came, we had reached a GLOOMY valley. Thick trees with twisted branches grew all around. I looked away from the trees into the valley. The mountainside was shaped like a giant skull. A creepy castle with lots of towers sat on top of it. It looked so spooky, I knew it had to be CACKLEFUR CASTLE! THE VALLEY OF THE VAIN VAMPIRES 1. Shrieking Peak 2. Screaming Peak 3. Scaredycat Mountain 4. Mangymouse Mountain 5. Cacklefur Castle 6. Rancidrat River 7. Nightmare Woods 8. Sleazysnot Stream 9. Toad Spit Brook 10. Putrid Pond 11. Ghoul's Gully 12. Dangerous Dale

A muddy moat surrounded the castle. Creepella stopped the car in front of a drawbridge blocked by a gate. The gate was marked with a carved wooden sign: CACKLEFUR CASTLE Creepella leaned out of the car and rang a bell on the gate. MEEEEOOOOOW! I nearly jumped out of my fur. "What was that? I want to go HOME!" I squeaked. Creepella laughed. "Calm down, my little cheesecake. It's only the DOORBELL!" Someone inside the castle lowered the drawbridge. As we drove across the moat, I thought I saw two eyes gleaming from the depths of the murky water. But it must have been my imagination. Right?